Optoelectronics Customer Orders Five Additional NSX Systems from August Technology
Source: August Technology Corporation
Bloomington, MN. August Technology Corporation (Nasdaq:AUGT), today announced it has received an order for five NSX systems from the Company s largest customer, a leading U.S.-based manufacturer of optoelectronics. This is the largest single order of systems in the Company s history.
"The size of this order emphasizes the important role August Technology serves for this customer and the confidence they have in us to deliver and support our high-performance NSX inspection systems. This relationship will continue to enhance the long-term goals of both companies," commented Mayson Brooks, Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
"Our applications engineers have developed inspection solutions for a variety of applications. This is a great example of a non-traditional semiconductor device that the NSX has inspected successfully due to its flexibility," Brooks continued. "Because optoelectronics devices are manufactured on wafers in similar processes as semiconductor-based devices, they are ideal platforms for inspection by the NSX."
Optoelectronics devices include such products as LEDs, lasers and photo detectors. According to the Semiconductor Industry Association, the optoelectronics industry is projected to grow 30 percent in the year 2001.
The NSX Series of automated micro defect inspection systems are used for 100% and sample-based inspection of active die area and bumps. Originally designed for inspecting traditional silicon-based semiconductors, the flexibility of the NSX Series has allowed it to branch into the inspection of similar devices such as optoelectronics and photonics, disk drives and print heads.
Forward-Looking Statements: This release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties including statements regarding orders that have not yet been installed. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements, including but not limited to deterioration in general economic conditions, downturns in the semiconductor industry, or any unforeseen difficulties in the development, manufacture, shipment or installation of our products. Please refer to additional risk factors stated in August Technology s S-1 Registration Statement, and recent Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
August Technology Corporation, based in Bloomington, Minnesota, is a leading supplier of automated visual defect inspection equipment for the worldwide semiconductor industry. The inspection solutions designed, manufactured and marketed by August Technology, including the NSX Series for wafer, die and bump inspection, provide semiconductor device manufacturers with quality and process information. Additional information can be found by visiting August Technology s web site at www.augusttech.com.
Forward-Looking Statements: This release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties including statements regarding orders that have not yet been installed. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements, including but not limited to deterioration in general economic conditions, downturns in the semiconductor industry, or any unforeseen difficulties in the development, manufacture, shipment or installation of our products. Please refer to additional risk factors stated in August Technology s S-1 Registration Statement, and recent Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Contact: August Technology Corporation, Bloomington Claus Nielsen Tel: 952 259-1613 Claus.Nielsen@AugustTech.com or Megan Rasmusson Tel: 952 259-1647 Megan.Rasmusson@AugustTech.com
August Technology Corporation, BloomingtonClaus Nielsen
Tel: 952 259-1613
Claus.Nielsen@AugustTech.com
or
Megan Rasmusson
Tel: 952 259-1647
Megan.Rasmusson@AugustTech.com
E-mail: Megan.Rasmusson@AugustTech.com
Web site: http://www.augusttech.com
